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MUSIC
Quarter 4 – Module 4a
Music of Philippine Festivals and
Theatrical Forms I

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Music – Grade 7
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Quarter 4 – Module 4a: Music of Philippine Festivals and Theatrical Forms I
Second Edition, 2022

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 What I Need to Know

Are you familiar with the different Philippine festivals and theatrical music? Have
you tried listening to this kind of music on television or on the radio?

This module is about the different music for Philippine festivals and
theatrical music. We will try to identify the origin, characteristics, and background
of some selected Philippine festival music in Aklan, Cebu, Marinduque, Davao,
Bicol and Batangas.

Let us enjoy as we journey to the world of music.

What I Know

PRE- ASSESSMENT

Direction: Identify what Philippine festival is described in each item. Write the letter
of the best answer in your Music notebook.

1. It is a celebration reflecting the commitment and great love of the Batanguenos to

their town patrons.
A. Kadayawan C. Sinulog
B. Moriones D. Sublian
2.A festival wherein people parade in the streets wearing masks and costumes like
the heroes and villains of the epic.
A. Ibalong C. Sinulog
B. Kadayawan D. Sublian
3. A colorful folk-religious festival during holy week.
A. Kadayawan C. Sinulog
B. Moriones D. Sublian
4. A festival wherein the petitioners usually yell out “Pit Senior.”
A. Kadayawan C. Sinulog
B. Moriones D. Sublian
5. It is the festival of Kalibo, Aklan.
A. Ati-atihan C. Sinulog
B. Moriones D. Sublian
6. Originated from the tribal festivals of the “Lumad” and Muslim tribes of Davao.
A. Ibalong C. Sinulog
B. Kadayawan D. Sublian

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7. It features street dancing, harana, indigenous Filipino games, and Lupakan.
A. Ibalong C. Sinulog
B. Kadayawan D. Sublian
8. A festival celebrated during every third week of January and is known as the
wildest of Philippine festivals.
A. Ati-atihan C. Sinulog
B. Moriones D. Sublian
9. A festival wherein participants play the role of Roman soldiers and wear a mask
that no one can identify them.
A. Ibalong C. Moriones
B. Kadayawan D. Sinulog
10. A festival wherein people shout “Hala Bira!” and “Viva Santo Nino!” to encourage
enthusiasm and continuous dancing for the duration of the festival
A. Ati-atihan C. Sinulog
B. Moriones D. Sublian

What’s In

Task 1: Direction: Write a check mark ( ) if the statement is correct and if it is

incorrect, rewrite the phrase or the statement to make it correct. Write your answers
in your Music notebook.

___________1. Sinulog Festival is celebrated during third Sunday of August in

Batangas.
___________2. Ati-atihan festival means “make-believe Atis”.
___________3. Ibalong Festival aims to express friendliness, enthusiasm, and good
will to all people.
___________4. Sublian Festival is a festival held during third Sunday of January.
___________5. Kadayawan Festival is a festival where people will cheer and shout
“Hala, Bira!” and “Viva Santo Nino.”

Self-assessment: Evaluate the level of your knowledge about Philippine festivals by

counting the number of your correct responses.

Excellent 5
Very Good 4
Good 3
Fair 2
Poor 1

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 What’s New
Task 2: Direction: Answer the following questions in your Music activity notebook.

A. What Philippine festivals are you familiar with? Write at least 5.

1. _____________________________________________________________.
2. _____________________________________________________________.
3. _____________________________________________________________.
4. _____________________________________________________________.
5. _____________________________________________________________.
B. How do you feel when you hear the musical accompaniment of some Philippine
festivals?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________.

What is It
Festivals of Aklan, Cebu, Batangas, Marinduque, Davao, and Bicol

The Ati-atihan Festival is known as the

wildest of the Philippine festivals which
means “make-believe Atis” wherein
participants portray the natives of Kalibo,
Aklan called, “Ati or Aetas”. It is a week-
long festival held annually every third week
of January that consists of a tribal dance
parade with drum music, costumes and
indigenous accessories to honor the Santo
Nino or the Holy Christ Jesus. People
cheer and shout “Hala Bira!” and “Viva
(Philippine Treasures, 2016) Santo Nino!” to encourage enthusiasm
and continuous dancing for the duration of
the festival.

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 The Sinulog Festival is an annual
cultural and religious festival held on the
third Sunday of January in the city of Cebu
to honor the Santo Nino, commemorate the
Filipino rejection of their former religious
views, and acceptance of Christianity. This
festival is famous among local and
international tourists for its grand street
parade which imitates the type of dancing
done by the natives of Cebu before they
were baptized as Christians.
(Salupan, 2014)
The petitioners often yell out ‘Pit
Senior”. They flock to the festival for prayer requests and thanksgiving while dancing,
believing that Santo Nino will hear them. Different groups of dancers dressed in
colorful attire are accompanied by rhythmic music of the drums, trumpets, and native
gongs.

The Sublian Festival is an annual

celebration on the twenty third day of July
reflecting the Batanguenos’ commitment
and great love to their town’s patrons, the
holy Cross of Bauan and Agoncillo, and the
Santo Nino of Batangas City. It was
originally a religious ceremony that
involves prayer, eating, dancing the “Subli”,
and singing verses with strict skeletal
melody.
(Myrie, 2017) This religious commitment was
translated to “Subli”, a dance local to Batangas. Traditionally,
the subli is performed with chanting and accompanied by drums. Subli come from two
word: “subsub” (bending your body forward or downward) and Bali or (broken.) Thus,
throughout the dance, male dancers are in trunk forward bend position to give the
impression of broken bodies.
At present, the Sublian Festival features street dancing, harana (singing of
Filipino courtship song), indigenous people games, and Lupakan (sharing of “Nilupak”
a delicacy made from cassava, sweet potato, or banana).

Moriones Festival is a colorful folk-

religious festival during holy week in the
island known as the “heart of the
Philippines,” the island of Marinduque. The
festival is a reenactment of the story of
Saint Longinus. He was the centurion who
pierced the side of Jesus Christ and regain
his vision after drops of blood and water hit
his eyes. He proclaims the miracle and
because of this he was punished to great
pain and was beheaded under Pontius
(Kakulitan, 2022)
Pilate’s order. Participants played the rule

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of Roman soldiers and wear the Morion’s costume so that no one can identify them.
The Morions wear their costumes for an entire week. Only when they eat or sleep, that
they take it off. They perceive this as a form of sacrifice as they must stand and walk
around on thin strap slippers under the hot sun while wearing the heavy wooden
masks. The Moriones scare children away and court the ladies by singing and dancing
for them.

Kadayawan Festival is held in

Davao every third week of August in
celebration of thanksgiving for good
harvest with parade floats of fresh fruits
and flowers, and street dancing with
colorful tribal costumes, and accessories.
Kadayawan comes from the word
“Madayaw” meaning thanksgiving for
nature’s gift; warm and friendliness
greeting; and to describe things that are
(Canoy, 2016) good, valuable, superior, and beautiful.

This celebration originated from tribal festivals of the “Lumad” and Muslim tribes
of Davao in the 70’s featuring the dances and rituals of thanksgiving. It used to be
called “Duwaling” to promote Davao’s famous icons: the highest peak of the country
“Mt. Apo”; King of fruits “Durian”, and queen of orchids “Waling-waling”.

Ibalong Festival is held in the Bicol

Region, aims to express friendliness,
enthusiasm, and goodwill to all people.
Bicolanos and tourists celebrate the
festival to commemorate the three heroes
of the Bicol epic in the town of Ibalong
namely Baltog, Handyong, Bantong.

In this festival, the people parade in

the streets wearing masks and costumes
(Amo, 2017) like the heroes and villains of the epic.

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 What’s More

Task 3: Direction: Copy and complete the table. Write you answers in your Music
notebook.

Philippine Date/Week/month
Place of origin Origin
Festival Names of Celebration
Commemorates the
three heroes of the
Ibalong August 1. ____________ Bicol epic namely
Balyog, Handyong,
Bantong.
Means Madayaw
Kadayawan 2. _____________ 3. ____________ meaning, thanksgiving
for nature’s gift.
5._________________
__________________
Ati-atihan 4. _____________ Kalibo, Aklan __________________
__________________
__________________.
Reenactment of the
Moriones 6. _____________ Marinduque story of Saint
Longinus.
9._________________
__________________
Sinulog 7. _____________ 8. ____________ __________________
__________________
__________________.
Comes from two
words: “subsub”
Sublian 10. ____________ Batangas (bending your body
forward or downward)
and “bali” (broken).

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 What I Have Learned
Congratulations for completing this module. Before we proceed, what are your
thoughts about this lesson? Share your insights by completing the following sentence
prompts in your notebook.

I have learned that

I have realized that

I will apply

What I Can Do
Direction: Create a musical instrument that is commonly used to accompany any
Philippine festival. Use materials that are readily available. After making the
instrument, play it along with the music of any Philippine Festival. Let your
parents/guardian rate your performance by using the scale below.

5- Excellent, 4- Very good, 3-Good, 2-Needs a little improvisation, 1-Poor

Answer these questions in your notebook.

1. How did you feel while doing the task?

_____________________________________________________________.
2. What is the name of the instrument you draw? What is its classification?
_____________________________________________________________.
3. How is music related/connected to Philippine festivals?
_____________________________________________________________.

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 Assessment

Direction: Identify what Philippine festival is described in each item. Choose your
answers from the pool of words in the box. Write your answers in your notebook.

Ati-atihan Ibalong Sublian

Kadayawan Moriones Sinulog

_______________ 1. It is a celebration reflecting the commitment and great love of

the Batanguenos to their town patrons.
_______________ 2. A festival wherein people parade in the streets wearing masks
and costumes like the heroes and villains of the epic.
_______________ 3. A colorful folk-religious festival during holy week.
_______________ 4. A festival wherein the petitioners usually yell out “Pit Senior.”
_______________ 5. It is the festival of Kalibo, Aklan.
_______________ 6. Originated from the tribal festivals of the “Lumad” and Muslim
tribes of Davao.
_______________ 7. It features street dancing, harana, indigenous Filipino games,
and Lupakan.
_______________ 8. A festival celebrated during every third week of January and is
known as the wildest of Philippine festivals.
_______________ 9. A festival wherein participants play the role of Roman soldiers
and wear a mask that no one can identify them.
_______________ 10. A festival wherein people shout “Hala Bira!” and “Viva Santo
Nino!” to encourage enthusiasm and continuous dancing for the
duration of the festival.

Additional Activities

Direction: Complete the statements by giving your honest responses. Write these in
your notebook.

1. What I hoped to accomplish prior to learning Philippine festivals is that….

2. What I realized about myself in the process of learning the origin of the Philippine
Festival is that …

3. In this topic, I will apply the value(s) of …

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1. Pre- assessment
1. D 6. B
2. A 7. D
3. B 8. A
4. C 9. C
5. A 10. A
What’s In What’s New
Task 1 Task 2: Answer may vary
1. Sinulog Festival is celebrated during third Sunday
of January in Cebu City.
2.
3.
4. Sublian Festival is a festival held during twenty third day of July.
5. Ati-atihan festival is a festival Where the people will cheer and shout “Hala, bira!” and
“Viva Santo Nino”
What’s More What I have Learned
Task 3 Answer may vary
1. Bicol Region
2. 3rd week of August
3. Davao
4. 3rd week of January
5. Festival w/c means “make believe Atis”
6. March (Holy week)
7. 3rd Sunday of January
8. Cebu City
9. Honor Santo Nino, commemorate the Filipino rejection of their former religious views and
acceptance of Christianity.
10. 23rd day of July
What can I do
1. Answer may vary 2. Answer may Vary 3. Answer may vary
Assessment
1. Sublian Festival 5. Ati-atihan Festival 9. Moriones Festival
2. Ibalong Festival 6. Kadayawan Festival 10. Ati-atihan festival
3. Moriones Festival 7. Sublian Festival
4. Sinulog Festival 8. Ati-atihan festival
Additional Activities
1. Answer may vary
2. Answer may vary
3. Answer may vary
Answer Key
References
Siobal, Lourdes R. et.Al., Music and Arts 7 Learner’s Material, FEP Printing
Corporation, Philippines, 2017.

Philippine Treasures, 2016,

https://mobile.facebook.com/118918115134775/posts/the-ati-atihan-festival-is-
a-feast-held-annually-in-january-in-honor-of-the-
sant/195667164126536/?_rdc=1&_rdr, retrieved January 10, 2022.

Salupan, Aying, “Sinulog 2014”, 2014,

https://www.flickr.com/photos/aying_salupan/12196022006/, retrieved January
10,2022.

Myrie, “Popular Festivals Celebrated In Batangas”, 2017,

https://www.myresortsbatangas.com/batangas-festivals/, retrieved January 10,
2022.

https://kakulitan.com/news/moriones-festival, 2022, retrieved January 10, 2022.

Canoy, Jessica, “Kadayawan Festival, 2016,

https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/345932815098341829/, retrieved January 10,
2022.

Amo, Celso, “Ibalong Festival set Aug. 11-16 in Legazpi”, 2017,

https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/travel-and-
tourism/2017/08/03/1724580/ibalong-festival-set-aug-11-16-legazpi, retrieved
January 10, 2022.
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